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Sex and school don’t mix (Times Online) Sat Nov 07 14:27:30 PST 2009 So Ed Balls has decreed that sex education will be compulsory. (At the moment, parents can opt out if they don’t fancy the idea of their little darlings being given the facts of life by spotty Mr Boil in a grotty classroom.) Read full article »
AMANDA PLATELL: God save us from yet more sex lessons (Daily Mail) Sat Nov 07 16:47:05 PST 2009 The tragedy is that ministers seem utterly incapable of realising that it is proper education that these girls need to help them escape poverty - not more sex lessons. Read full article »
Children under 15 can be withdrawn from sex education (Guardian Unlimited) Fri Nov 06 21:33:25 PST 2009 Parents will be able to withdraw their children from the new, compulsory sex education lessons up to the age of 15 Parents will have the right to withdraw children up to the age of 15 from sex education classes even though the subject is being made compulsory in primary and secondary schools, the... Read full article »
Fury as parents lose right to withdraw children from sex education lessons (Daily Mail) Thu Nov 05 04:58:43 PST 2009 The move means all teenagers will receive at least one year's worth of lessons covering sex, contraception and relationships before the age of consent. Read full article »
Ad seeking co-eds for sex-toy study roils Duke (study's full) (McClatchy Washington Bureau) Fri Nov 06 12:25:56 PST 2009 DURHAM, N.C. — At Duke University, a school that likes to tout its cutting-edge research, a sex toy study being conducted by a behavioral economist and student health workers has roused criticism. Read full article »
The necessary evils of sexual education (OnMilwaukee.com) Sat Nov 07 13:25:37 PST 2009 More than ever, sex education is an important part of a teenager's high school experience. OnMilwaukee.com sex/relationships columnist Sarah Foster thinks that parents need to step to the plate when it comes to teaching kids about the "birds and the bees." Read full article »
Mandatory sex lessons for every 15-year-old (Times Online) Thu Nov 05 14:25:30 PST 2009 Sex education is to be made compulsory for all pupils , prompting fury from faith groups which said that the move would contravene the right for children to be educated in accordance with their parents’ beliefs. Read full article »
FoxSexpert: The Unusual Sex Lives of Animals and Insects (FOX 61 Chattanooga) Thu Nov 05 15:30:41 PST 2009 Sex for pleasure may not seem revolutionary until you apply the idea to other species. Other creatures appear to be having sex for much more than procreation, with each newly discovered sex act further firing up the “what’s natural” sexual debate. Read full article »
FoxSexpert: The Odd Sex Lives of Animals and Insects (Fox News) Thu Nov 05 12:56:31 PST 2009 When it comes to weird sexual experiences, animals and insects have us beat by leaps and bounds. Read full article »
Dr. Vanessa Cullins: Let's Talk About Sex (Black Voices) Tue Nov 03 11:42:08 PST 2009 Filed under: Sexual Health , Women's Health , Men's Health Hi, I'm Vanessa Cullins, vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. I am excited to have the opportunity to share with you from time to time some sexual health information that I hope will help you lead... Read full article »